BangkokReady

Given the circumstances, and the fact that she came onto him, the gut feeling is that she isn't simply looking for a hook-up with an elderly man. Probably hoping something long-term (but not too long-term, given the age), that will result in her inheriting whatever assets he has left. As others have said, if they both want it to head in a "you take care of me until I die, then you will be taken care of after that" deal, it could be OK. But there's always the fear of elder abuse and neglect once the guy becomes infirm.

Basically, some people don't like the idea of working/middle class tourist coming to Thailand to get drunk, party, and use prostitutes. They would rather have extremely wealthy tourists staying in luxury hotels and eating in expensive restaurants. This is based the international image that Thailand has and the affect this has on how much "face" they either lose or gain. They don't really care about the amount of money coming in or whether regular Thai people are benefiting from it.

Well this is just crazy talk. We need to be making it harder and less attractive to visit Thailand as a tourist. That way only the high-quality tourists will come!

I think what they actually say is that the crime deserves the death penalty. They don't mention anyone being guilty.

I like to take street photos. Often there are people there, but it's a wide shot so nobody is exactly being aimed at or shot at close-up. I feel no guilt about these sort of photos. Sometimes I'm wating for people to go so that I can get just the buildings and nothing else. Sometimes a local walking by can enhance the shot though. If I wanted to take a photo of someone up close where they were the main focus, I would ask. If they said no, I would not photograph them. I'm pretty sure you can do it legally, but I don't feel right about it. I was once sizing up a shot in Vietnam that would have featured a fruit seller quite prominently (although not the sole subject, just foregrounded). She noticed this and shook her head. I felt a little disappointed, but respected her wishes. Read the room, I guess.

Are there meant to be people in these photos? I just see photos of the ground.

So what's the logic here? He had to end the affair but didn't want anyone else to have her? Or kill her then kill himself so that they can be reincarnated and be together in their next lives? I like some of the principles of Buddhism, but the way some Thais have such absolute faith in reincarnation can make them do some pretty crazy things sometimes. Also no real regard for his wife or kid. At least four lives completely ruined. Good job.

It's an opportunity to put another foreigner down, which leads them to feel that their own status has been elevated.

It means he butted someone with his head. "an aggressive and forceful thrust with the top of the head into the face or body of another person."

Surprising to hear of a lone man trying to stop him. Definitely a good thing, but sad that all he got for his troubles was an eye injury.

You can only learn things about people from your immediate social circle? I find that surprising. I don't think that is normal and it is certainly not the case for me. Do you want to try a different ad-hom?

You also hear women say "Oh I like a bad boy me" and "But he makes me feel so safe". Women can very often like men that treat them very badly. Then there's the fear. The bad-boy she chose threatens to kill her if she leaves (even more likely in Thailand). Also there's the fact that men often earn more than women, and they have a kid together, so they're pretty reliant on him. I think they just find a way to tolerate it or even don't mind it in some situations. Don't abusers normally apologise and act nicely for a while after an assault?

Would you tell your friends if your wife was beating you and you were scared to leave her?

*people

She isn't bad looking. I wonder why she chose a gambling wife-beater 15 years her senior. Unless the bad-boy type of thing drew her to him. No other way out in Thailand. If the circumstances are as she says, I can't say I blame her. What a mess.

And the visa was enough to make you want to come to Thailand? You wouldn't have come if it wasn't offered?

No. Those that want to can't and those that can don't want to.

Maybe in a few hundred years.

I would have thought that cleaners would be a little more resilient when it came to "strange odours".

Also, surgeons are breathing over their patient's open body. It's more about protecting the patient from any possible contamination, no matter how miniscule. Open wounds are incredibly vulnerable.

Unlikely to make a difference. Unless they have solid proof like some CCTV, it's unlikely that they will get a fair trial.

Odd that they chose to use a still where it appears that the "foreigner" is the one who is being touched by someone else. No stills of the actual assault?

Are foreigners included in this?

So the Thai was morally right to shoot him? A fair and proportional response? "You sound your horn and bang on my car [if he even did that]. I shoot you dead. We'll call it square and draw a line under the whole thing." - Something like that?

Instigate what? The shooting?